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THE PEOPLE v. CAVANESS

No. 35946.

21 Ill.2d 46 (1960)

171 N.E.2d 56

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. QUINTEN JAMES CAVANESS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAROLD N. LINGLE, of Anna, and GERALD H. JOHNSON, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN PAUL DAVIS, State's Attorney, of Jonesboro, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FORD L. RENDLEMAN, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Quinten James Cavaness was indicted on a charge of assault with intent to murder Ferdinand Sweitzer. Trial was held before a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty. After motions of defendant for a new trial or in the alternative for arrest of judgment were denied, the court imposed judgment and sentence of not less than four years nor more than ten years in the...

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